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Patience doesnt always prevail in the NFL. We see it each year as the coaching and general manager carousels spin -- a tenure of five years in either capacity is considered long these days.Every season?could be considered?a prove-it year in this league. That, of course, extends to players.Lets take a look at seven players facing make-or-break seasons in 2016, and why this year is such a critical juncture of their?careers.Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay PackersWeve seen two different Lacys in his first three seasons in the league. Is the real Lacy the one who ran through, over and around defenders during his first two seasons, or the?one who stumbled through the 2015 season in underwhelming fashion?At his best, Lacy is the centerpiece of an offense. He has a unique blend of size, power, nimble feet and soft hands to catch the football. 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New York will need a lot more wins during the rest of July to persuade management not to jettison veterans for prospects.Nobody in this room believes we cant do it, Swarzak said after retiring eight straight batters in relief of Eovaldi during Tuesday nights 7-1 win over the Orioles.Castro homered in the second off Vance Worley (2-1) and hit a two-run double in the sixth against Odrisamer Despaigne. Chase Headley added a two-run homer off Mychal Givens in the eighth as the Yankees won their third straight.Relieving Eovaldi with the bases loaded and a 3-1 lead in the sixth, Swarzak got major league home run leader Mark Trumbo to foul out to Rob Refsnyder with his back to the plate down the right-field line and Jonathan Schoop to foul out to shortstop Didi Gregorius.New York closed within 6 1/2 games of Baltimore and remained five games back for the second AL wild card. Time is running down for the teams decision whether to buy or sell as the Aug. 1 trade deadline approaches.I try not to think about that. I try to focus on the game, the game in hand, and my focus is making up ground, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said,At 47-46, the Yankees are above .500 for just the third time since mid-April. New York was 4-2 before dropping to 9-17 and later got above .500 at 31-30 and 37-36 only to regress.Its been frustrating this year, because weve been here so many times and we havent been able to break through, Girardi said. I feel like if we can get over that mark, we can build on it.Making his first start since July 1 following three relief outings caused by a six-start winless streak, Eovaldi (8-6) won for the first time since May 29. He allowed one run and four hits in 5 1/3 innings, needing 18 pitches to get through the first but 37 for the next four.I dont really think about getting traded, said Eovaldi, who is eligible for free agency after the 2017 season. I feel like it kind of takes away from what I need to do here. I started out with this team, and want to finish with this team, and I feel like weve got a really good chance of coming back and coming through.Eovaldi retired 11 straight batters before walking Ryan Flaherty in the sixth. 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He allowed three runs, three hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings.New Yorks Jacoby Ellsbury grounded to shortstop in the first but his swing knocked off the glove of Caleb Joseph, who was charged with catchers interference. Ellsbury has reached on catchers interference nine times, the most in a season since Roberto Kellys eight, also for the Yankees, in 1992. Ellsbury has done it 23 times in his career, the most among major leaguers since Pete Roses 29, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Theres probably nine catchers that would like to see something change. It just doesnt seem fair to the defense, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.AGAINNew York failed to score in the first inning for the 23rd consecutive game.LOOKING AHEADThe Yankees open the 2017 season at Tampa Bay on April 3, according to the teams draft preliminary schedule, then go to Baltimore before their home opener, slated to be against the Rays on April 10. 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